You Can't Resell A Book On eBay?

from the details-please... dept

Ina Steiner writes in with a somewhat confusing self-written article talking about how publishing firm Wiley
has sued a student for trying to sell some Wiley books on eBay. The article could use a few more details however. The article makes the point that the student complied with the cease and desist and apparently took all the right steps in responding -- but that Wiley is either not responding to him directly or threatening him with a lawsuit, which has now apparently started, despite the student not receiving any information about that lawsuit. However, a bunch of things in the article aren't clear at all. Were the books fake? People are accused of selling counterfeit CDs, software and movies online all the time -- but books seem a lot rarer. If he was just reselling a book that he legally purchased, then what's the problem? Also, other aspects -- including the refusal to speak by phone -- make this story seem quite odd, and in need of a much better description of what has actually happened. Update: Aha, the details come out. These were apparently e-books. Seems like that would have been useful info to include in the article.

Reader Comments

Not surprising

The book publishing industry has tried to get laws passed to completely change the way libraries work. They want to be compensated every time a book is checked out. Lets face. The book publishing industry is as archaic as the recording industry.